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the obama administration has been criticized for not providing enough protection to officials in the consulate. one of the victims in the deadly attack, chris stevens, will be remembered today at a public memorial service today in san francisco. stevens was the u.s. ambassador to libya. he grew up and went to college in california. senator dianne feinstein and libya's ambassador to the u.s. are expected to attend today's service at san francisco city hall. >>> also today, a funeral for former pennsylvania senator arlen specter. specter died on sunday at the age of 82 with a lengthy patbat with non-hodgkins lymphoma. the moderate democrat was 82 years old. vice president joe biden is set to attend a memorial and burial outside philadelphia. president obama ordered the flags at the white house to be flown at half staff. >>> family members of one-time presidential candidate george mcgovern say the 90-year-old is now in hospice. mcgovern represented south dakota in the u.s. senate for 18 years and unsuccessfully ran for the white house against presidenrichard nixon in 1972. his family di
the obama administration has been criticized for not providing enough protection to officials in the consulate. one of the victims in the deadly attack, chris stevens, will be remembered today at a public memorial service today in san francisco. stevens was the u.s. ambassador to libya. he grew up and went to college in california. senator dianne feinstein and libya's ambassador to the u.s. are expected to attend today's service at san francisco city hall. >>> also today, a funeral for...
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the obama administration is trying to encourage democracy in that country. the president is also scheduled to visit nearby thailand and cambodia that same week. >>> tony tull is at the news4 live desk now with breaking news. >> we are just getting word out of afghanistan about multiple deadly bombings by insurgents. in kandahar, a suicide bomber killed three police officers and wounded two others. and in the eastern part of the city, a convoy struck a land mine and killed five troops. officials say with nato's troop drawdown, insurgents are focusing their attacks on the afghan police and army. that is the latest from the live desk. >>> we're also getting word about something in pakistan. at least four people injured in a bomb blast in that country's largest city. that explosion ripped through the heart of karachi. investigators believe the blast may have been targeted at the country's paramilitary rangers. no one is claiming responsibility for this attack, but taliban militants are known to operate in that city. >>> a developing story out of guatemala. at le
the obama administration is trying to encourage democracy in that country. the president is also scheduled to visit nearby thailand and cambodia that same week. >>> tony tull is at the news4 live desk now with breaking news. >> we are just getting word out of afghanistan about multiple deadly bombings by insurgents. in kandahar, a suicide bomber killed three police officers and wounded two others. and in the eastern part of the city, a convoy struck a land mine and killed five...
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the obama administration trying the keep the gas flowing as gas stations in the mid-atlantic and northeast are dealing with what happened after sandy. the epa temporarily waived some clean air act requirements in 16 states and the district. the waiver lets gas stations sell conventional gasoline instead of cleaner burning reformulated gas. the waivers last through november 20th. >>> hurricane sandy is expected to have a major effect on financial reports in the auto and housing markets. shartia brantley joins us live with news for your money. >> reporter: good morning. auto makers like chrysler, ford, gm, will report october sales later today. sales are forecast to rise 11% from a year ago, which would make it the best october for the industry since 2007. analysts say monday's superstorm on the east coast likely led to the loss of about 100,000 vehicles. dealers should be able to make that up this month. and sandy may have been very bad news for homeowners, but it's bringing some good news to the residential construction sector. "the new york times" reports construction companies will be ge
the obama administration trying the keep the gas flowing as gas stations in the mid-atlantic and northeast are dealing with what happened after sandy. the epa temporarily waived some clean air act requirements in 16 states and the district. the waiver lets gas stations sell conventional gasoline instead of cleaner burning reformulated gas. the waivers last through november 20th. >>> hurricane sandy is expected to have a major effect on financial reports in the auto and housing markets....
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meantime, the obama administration has ordered the purchase of as much as 22 million gallons of fuel and diesel for the areas hardest hit by sandy. many stations are closed because of damage or lack of power leading to lines that stretch for miles to get to the few stations that are open. >>> stay with news 4 and nbc washington.com for the latest on hurricane sandy's impact and remember to help the storm victims you can go to red cross.org or call 1-800-help now and also text the word red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. >>> montgomery county police are asking for your help in finding a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman on the capitol crescent trail. police released this sketch of the suspect. late last month a 21-year-old woman was jogging on the trail near brookway drive when a man attacked her. he knocked her out, dragged her into the woods, and sexually assaulted her. police are asking anyone with any information on this incident to come forward. >>> and a man ness jail on a $2 million bail accused of throwing pipe bombs into three homes in fredericksburg in stafford c
meantime, the obama administration has ordered the purchase of as much as 22 million gallons of fuel and diesel for the areas hardest hit by sandy. many stations are closed because of damage or lack of power leading to lines that stretch for miles to get to the few stations that are open. >>> stay with news 4 and nbc washington.com for the latest on hurricane sandy's impact and remember to help the storm victims you can go to red cross.org or call 1-800-help now and also text the word...
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. >> romney also claims iran is four years closer to having a nuclear weapon because the obama administration has not been aggressive enough handling the crisis. >> millions of americans watched the debate last night, but only a few people saw what happened in the minutes and hours before it began. both candidates indulged in debate traditions. president obama and first lady had steak and potatoes for dinner. they called it a good luck meal. and mitt romney watched his grandchildren play jenga. >>> governor bob mcdonnell will try to help george allen pick up votes. he'll campaign in northern virginia. tomorrow allen's opponent tim kaine will visit the jewish community center in fairfax. allen campaigned there yesterday. >>> this morning police are stepping up patrols in bethesda after a woman was sexually assaulted. the attack happened at 7:00 sunday night on the capital crescent trail near brookaway drive. the woman was knocked unconscious and dragged into the woods. she woke up with a serious head wound and found her way back to the trail. another jogger helped the woman back to a nearby ho
. >> romney also claims iran is four years closer to having a nuclear weapon because the obama administration has not been aggressive enough handling the crisis. >> millions of americans watched the debate last night, but only a few people saw what happened in the minutes and hours before it began. both candidates indulged in debate traditions. president obama and first lady had steak and potatoes for dinner. they called it a good luck meal. and mitt romney watched his grandchildren...
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the obama administration also supports the measure. yesterday it was announced it's launching an initiative to research the safety and reliability of driverless vehicles. google sent one of its prototypes around the district earlier this year. california, nevada, and florida have already allowed driverless cars on their streets. >>> more bike lanes could soon be coming to the district, which is reigniting a long-term debate between drivers and cyclists. it would add bike lanes on "l" street northwest from 12th street to 25th street. this comes as a new ddot study shows 40% of cyclists are disobeying traffic signals with many running red lights. drivers are worried that cyclists won't ride in the bike lanes and want police to crack down on dangerous bikers. >> bicyclists use this when they want to, but they weave in and out of traffic. they run down pedestrians. so if you actually enforce bicyclists to use bike lanes, it would be great. >> another potential problem for drivers, these new bike lanes on "l" street mean some of the parking
the obama administration also supports the measure. yesterday it was announced it's launching an initiative to research the safety and reliability of driverless vehicles. google sent one of its prototypes around the district earlier this year. california, nevada, and florida have already allowed driverless cars on their streets. >>> more bike lanes could soon be coming to the district, which is reigniting a long-term debate between drivers and cyclists. it would add bike lanes on...
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the obama administration says the president wants to make sure police and rescue aren't drawn away from their response to the disaster. the president often works with local police and first responders when the president travels to a disaster zone. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he's fine with the president's decision. >> the governor of maryland and virginia will head to their respective states. virginia governor will go to chincoteague island while maryland governor will go to ocean city, where the town saw three feet of standing water due to flooding. and o'malley will visit the town of cristfield, which saw its worst flooding since gloria in 1985. news >>> news 4's melissa mollet is live in old town, where some people believe water could get higher. >> reporter: we'll have high tide at 10:00 tonight. and tom kierein telling me tomorrow may actually be the worst of it. take a look right now. we are at king and union. this entire area, as far as i can see, both left and right, completely shut down with police tape. you can see back here we were at this spot actually, the do
the obama administration says the president wants to make sure police and rescue aren't drawn away from their response to the disaster. the president often works with local police and first responders when the president travels to a disaster zone. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he's fine with the president's decision. >> the governor of maryland and virginia will head to their respective states. virginia governor will go to chincoteague island while maryland governor will go...
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administration, romney's private jets and pages ran by those close to the candidates. michelle obama and ann romney do their fair share of pinning. pinterest is popular. the biggest driver of traffic, but that's okay. >> we can take a little bit from our research and paper and pull out facts and put them in in a visual way. >> crafts, food and drink, home dec decor, kids, photography. there are so many different categories on pinterest. none related to politics. as far as politics being added to the mix, pinterest says we don't comment on future plans. that bothers anderson. >> the fact of the matter is politics are part of it. a lot of politically minded people on pinterest. >> a lot of people looking online to be inspired. a recent pew study reported 36% of social networking site users found those sites important in keeping up with political news. >> and i am obsessed with pinterest. >> and you're on it too. i keep up with our news 4 today pinterest page. >> you cover all things beautiful and we fall into that category. >> we'll be discussing that later. and we're as
administration, romney's private jets and pages ran by those close to the candidates. michelle obama and ann romney do their fair share of pinning. pinterest is popular. the biggest driver of traffic, but that's okay. >> we can take a little bit from our research and paper and pull out facts and put them in in a visual way. >> crafts, food and drink, home dec decor, kids, photography. there are so many different categories on pinterest. none related to politics. as far as politics...